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What If Your Job Ended Tomorrow?

Aug 26, 2024

What would you do if your job ended tomorrow? The discussion dives into tangible strategies for navigating sudden job loss in medicine. It highlights the power of networking and mentorship, essential for exploring new opportunities. The importance of planning for career disruptions is emphasized, along with dealing with the emotional aftermath of being fired. Tips on managing burnout and ensuring job satisfaction are shared, illustrating how a proactive approach can lead to fulfilling career paths even in uncertain times.

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Proactive career planning and regular self-reflection are essential for physicians to navigate unexpected job changes effectively.

Networking beyond immediate work environments significantly enhances career opportunities and professional satisfaction for medical professionals.

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Career Planning in Medicine

Career planning is often overlooked in the field of medicine, with many physicians only considering their next steps towards the end of their residency. While medical professionals are adept at planning clinical procedures with multiple contingencies, they usually lack a similar framework for their careers, leaving them unprepared for unexpected changes. Many individuals find themselves in situations where they feel stuck or are forced to rethink their career path, but this can be mitigated through proactive planning and regular reassessment of career goals. Engaging in self-reflection every six months can help physicians identify what they love, tolerate, and despise about their current roles, enabling them to navigate their career more effectively.

Intro

2min

Navigating Career Paths in Medicine: Beyond Resuscitation Planning

5min

Navigating Burnout and Career Transitions for Doctors

13min

Proactive Networking and Job Security in Medicine

2min

Navigating Job Insecurity in Medicine

11min

Navigating Contract Non-Renewal in Healthcare

11min

Navigating Career Transitions in Medicine: Self-Reflection and Networking

3min

What would you do if your job ended tomorrow? Even though you might want to say, “Take this job and shove it,” that won’t help build stepping stones to your next job.

In this episode, we discuss: what it’s like for physician coaches who regularly work with docs in this situation, getting fired, dealing with unexpected events that shake up professional stability, planning for career disruption, the importance of networking, and finding your clinical practice N plus one.

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Guest Bio: Health Joliff, DO, is dual-boarded in Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology. He is a certified executive coach and can be found at Physician Coaching Solutions.

We Discuss:

We plan for what happens at the bedside. Why don't we plan for what might happen to our careers?
What happens to the majority of docs who come to coaching wanting to get out of medicine
The importance of clinical medicine + 1
Networking doesn't have to be a massive labor. Small steps can make a big difference.
Great doctors getting fired
First steps after losing employment: be humble and don't burn bridges
Strategies for bringing up having been fired in an interview
The therapeutic power of venting (versus dumping)
Should you accept your group's director position?
The distinction between imposter syndrome and inexperience
Your contract has not been renewed
You are a new resident, and your health system suddenly closes
An older physician plans to retire in a year and is uncertain what to do next
Your first job out of training will likely not be your last

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